Bedinger family gets good news/bad news from state DOT about Morse Creek memorial
PORT ANGELES – The roadside memorial at the Morse Creek section of highway 101 east of Port Angeles will probably be going away soon. It was put there last year by the family of 19-year-old Brooke Bedinger,
Stolen Port Townsend war memorial recovered just in time
PORT TOWNSEND – There’s a happy ending to a story from last week when it was reported that someone stole the Bronze plaque that honors the soldiers from Jefferson County who fought and died for their country
Deadly crash near Lilliwaup along Hood Canal shuts down 101
LILLIWAUP, Wash. — One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a dump truck along U.S. 101 along Hood Canal 12 miles north of Lilliwaup. The crash happened
Broad sanctuary protections signed-in by Inslee
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington has become the latest West Coast state to enact broad sanctuary protections that restrict all local authorities from asking about people’s immigration status. Gov. Inslee signed the measure Tuesday implementing the new rules,
Port Angeles man killed in crash along Hood Canal
HOODSPORT – A Port Angeles man, who recently moved to Olympia, died in a crash around Hood Canal on Highway 101. 61-year-old Ron J. Casey died at the scene of the crash near Hoodsport Thursday morning. According
Boat captain fined $10K for dumping in Alaska waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A fishing boat captain who dumped sandblast waste into southeast Alaska waters was ordered to pay $10,000 and perform 40 hours of community service. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Brannon Finney of Bellingham dumped
Private cigarette company on Yakama Reservation fighting tax bill
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A cigarette manufacturer on the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review if the company is exempt from federal excise taxes. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hemp farmers about to ramp up crop sizes in Washington
OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington state farmers have committed to plant significantly more hemp than they did in the previous two years. Farmers plan to plant more than 9 square miles of hemp this year. The state
Bedinger family gets good news/bad news from state DOT about Morse Creek memorial
PORT ANGELES – The roadside memorial at the Morse Creek section of highway 101 east of Port Angeles will probably be going away soon. It was put there last year by the family of 19-year-old Brooke Bedinger,
Stolen Port Townsend war memorial recovered just in time
PORT TOWNSEND – There’s a happy ending to a story from last week when it was reported that someone stole the Bronze plaque that honors the soldiers from Jefferson County who fought and died for their country